Day 12 Budapest / Graz / Obertilliach
Early (for us) departure from Budapest for return to Austria with an easy 80mph cruise until a tyre pressure warning brought a temporary halt to proceedings.
Slow puncture on the OSF, so pulled off the motorway at the next exit and found some shade in a quiet street to fit the space saver.
Much interest from local Hungarians passing by on their way to the nearby lake to cool off from the heat, lol.
Limited to 55mph or so from this point onwards by the spacesaver, so consequently averaged 40mpg to lunch in Graz, Austria, for the best Wienerschnitzel of the tour, so far.
On to Obertilliach in time for a delicious dinner & overnight stay in a favourite guesthaus with superb views.
Temporary spacesaver wheel did a great job of keeping us mobile and continuing on our journey for hundreds of miles, without having to change our plans, call for outside assistance, or waste time sourcing a replacement tyre within a limited few miles of the puncture - a far superior experience compared to runflats which make no sense at all to me with their severe limitations when you need them, combined with their expense & unpleasant characteristics all the rest of the time when you don't.
Well over 2000 miles covered on the trip so far, at 26mpg average overall.
